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. >> new york's governor andrew cuomo and members of new york's largely democratic delegation also slammed the house's failure to act, and so did one of new york's leading republican house members. >> he kept telling me wait until the vote is over, wait until the fiscal cliff vote is over and then everything will be taken care of. and then he was gone. and he wouldn't -- he refused to meet with us. he actually yelled at congressman lobiando, said i'm not meeting with you people. he wouldn't tell us why. he just decided to sneak off in the dark of night. >> by day's end, though, he was singing a different tune because the house speaker john boehner was promising a friday vote on at least part of the relief package and a speedy action on the rest of the relief package. still, a lot of people are really disgusted about how we got to this in the first place. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash has the very latest on that. so dana, point a to point b, it seemed like this was warp speed, from no action to some action to hopefully a lot more action. can you sort of walk me through the
. >> new york's governor andrew cuomo and members of new york's largely democratic delegation also slammed the house's failure to act, and so did one of new york's leading republican house members. >> he kept telling me wait until the vote is over, wait until the fiscal cliff vote is over and then everything will be taken care of. and then he was gone. and he wouldn't -- he refused to meet with us. he actually yelled at congressman lobiando, said i'm not meeting with you people. he...
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and the people who have been damaged by sandy, including governor christie, a republican and governor cuomo, a democrat, should be deeply disappointed and yes, angry that this congress would adjourn without addressing the pain of our fellow citizens. >> that was maryland congressman steny hoyer expressing outrage with the leaders decision to end the term without voting on aid for victims of hurricane sandy. a house committee drafted a measure to allocate $27 billion for recovery efforts. speaker john boehner says the house won't vote on it before the term ends at noon tomorrow. spokesman says the congress is still committed, though, to passing that legislation this month. >> 6:05 now. secretary of state hillary clinton is on blood thinners to treat a blood clot. she fainted and had a concussion. doctors were giving her a checkup this past sunday. that's when an mri revealed she had a blood clot between her brain and skull. doctors say it did not cause a stroke or neurological damage. clinton is expected to make a full recovery. for now, she's under doctor's care at new york presbyterian hos
and the people who have been damaged by sandy, including governor christie, a republican and governor cuomo, a democrat, should be deeply disappointed and yes, angry that this congress would adjourn without addressing the pain of our fellow citizens. >> that was maryland congressman steny hoyer expressing outrage with the leaders decision to end the term without voting on aid for victims of hurricane sandy. a house committee drafted a measure to allocate $27 billion for recovery efforts....
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governor cuomo governor christie are pissed. they should be. they've let it be known and john boehner has caved in a little bit. still won't do it in this session of congress when the help is needed. the new congress sworn in today. 113th congress. their first priority is going to be yet another battle. this time, not over the fiscal cliff but over the debt ceiling and it is probably going to be uglier than the last one. we'll try to cover all of that in the next couple of hours we've got together here today and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. look forward to your comments on twitter at bpshow. facebook.com/billpressshow. here we are. team press. present and accounted for this morning. >> indeed. >> bill: peter ogborn and dan henning. >> happy thursday. >> good morning. >> bill: we're well into 2013. >> we are. >> bill: second work dave the new year. we're humming with phil backert on the phones and cyprian bowlding on the cameras our videographer extraordinaire. we know what you want to know. we know what your first question is. we will get
governor cuomo governor christie are pissed. they should be. they've let it be known and john boehner has caved in a little bit. still won't do it in this session of congress when the help is needed. the new congress sworn in today. 113th congress. their first priority is going to be yet another battle. this time, not over the fiscal cliff but over the debt ceiling and it is probably going to be uglier than the last one. we'll try to cover all of that in the next couple of hours we've got...
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governor cuomo came down, i was at the meeting. he met with the speaker. governor kristi came down, mayor bloomberg came down. he met with the majority leader. we were asked to submit detailed document. they all submitted absolute documentation. when we asked is there anything else required? no. you have given us all we need. when the bill came from the senate we were told there was some pork in the bill. that was taken out of the bill. the bill was going to be voted on on the house floor was exactly in compliance what the republican leadership asked us to do. let me just say at this time in my dealings with him, majority leader cantor has been very straightforward, very direct. last night i know that he was fighting to get the bill on the calendar. it was the speaker, for whatever reason, walked off the floor and said that the bill was being pulled. i don't enjoy saying this. i consider myself a personal friend of john boehner. and john boehner personally has been very helpful to me over the years. it pains me to say this. but the fact is dismissive attit
governor cuomo came down, i was at the meeting. he met with the speaker. governor kristi came down, mayor bloomberg came down. he met with the majority leader. we were asked to submit detailed document. they all submitted absolute documentation. when we asked is there anything else required? no. you have given us all we need. when the bill came from the senate we were told there was some pork in the bill. that was taken out of the bill. the bill was going to be voted on on the house floor was...
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snow advisories in several states, eastern new york and across new england, new york governor andrew cuomo set up an emergency operations center and is also warning the power companies to be on their toes especially after they have been criticized following superstorm sandy for their slow response getting lights turned back on. we have seen a lot of plows going in tandem trying to work the roadways. officially possible but salt trucks have been out and about but some folks in upstate new york are used to lake effect snow but this first storm of the season, off-guard. >> you can never be prepared for this kind of stuff i don't care how long you live here, you can never be prepared for this kind of stuff. it is cold. it has got to get done. >> roadways are absolutely nasty in some places. listen to what some commuters are saying. >> a little bit slippery. you have to drive slow because you see accidents everywhere. >> the main roads were eyes. everyone was averaging 15, 20 miles an hour. >> more than 500 flights have been canceled, 1600 flights canceled yesterday. as far as airports go there
snow advisories in several states, eastern new york and across new england, new york governor andrew cuomo set up an emergency operations center and is also warning the power companies to be on their toes especially after they have been criticized following superstorm sandy for their slow response getting lights turned back on. we have seen a lot of plows going in tandem trying to work the roadways. officially possible but salt trucks have been out and about but some folks in upstate new york...
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. >> reporter: across the hudson river, new york's democratic governor andrew cuomo echoed his counterpart's call to arms. >> ask any family in lynden hurst, in the rockaways, in staten island if the delay bothers them and then step back after you ask the question. >> reporter: mayor michael bloomberg was more tempered in his reaction but as the region continues to reel from the devastation of the october storm, cuomo and christie showed they could flex considerable political muscle and pressure republicans to hold a vote this friday. the empire and garden states reliably vote democratic in national elections but the region's vast wealth fills the coffers of politicians in both parties. in real world terms what does not getting this money now mean for the state of new jersey? >> our ability to be able to help small businesses on the shore and elsewhere get up and running, huge difference to help people get back in their homes, huge difference. to be able to know can we replenish and rebuild the beaches. >> reporter: fema said the national flood insurance program will run out of money next we
. >> reporter: across the hudson river, new york's democratic governor andrew cuomo echoed his counterpart's call to arms. >> ask any family in lynden hurst, in the rockaways, in staten island if the delay bothers them and then step back after you ask the question. >> reporter: mayor michael bloomberg was more tempered in his reaction but as the region continues to reel from the devastation of the october storm, cuomo and christie showed they could flex considerable political...
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in new york state governor andrew cuomo activated his emergency power center and companies criticized for the response following superstorm sandy that they need to be on their toes. gregg: anna kooiman, live just north of scranton, pennsylvania. thank you very much. patti ann: unfortunately this is the just the beginning for the northeast. winter storm warnings still in effect for most of that region as well as michigan. according to flightware.com, more than 1700 flights were canceled yesterday and more than 350 flights nationwide have been already canceled today. gregg: we are getting word from a spokesman for former president h.w. bush saying mr. bush has been moved now to intensive care. he is in guarded condition. he is 88 years old and the former president has been hospitalized in houston since november 23rd. bronchitis and a lingering cough. we'll get a live report on his condition later on in the newscast. patti ann: those are just some of the many stories we're following this morning in "america's newsroom." still to come a new battle over the president's health care law and
in new york state governor andrew cuomo activated his emergency power center and companies criticized for the response following superstorm sandy that they need to be on their toes. gregg: anna kooiman, live just north of scranton, pennsylvania. thank you very much. patti ann: unfortunately this is the just the beginning for the northeast. winter storm warnings still in effect for most of that region as well as michigan. according to flightware.com, more than 1700 flights were canceled...
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every bit of documentation that was required by the leadership of the house was provided by governor cuomo, governor christie, merritt blob, everybody played -- mayor bloomberg, everybody played by the rules except tonight. indefensible. we have a moral obligation. the people are out of their homes, the people who are cold, the people without food, the people who have lost their jobs, they don't have the time to wait. we cannot just walk away from our responsibilities. >> and the senate had passed a $60.4 billion sandy disaster aid bill last week. the current session comes to an end today after the new congress gets sworn in. legislation does not, though, carry over from session to session. so consideration of an aid bill would have to start all over again if nothing is scheduled before then. joe? >> back and forth on this was whether it's direct aid or not, in the house they said that there were things that were tagged on. things for like aid for fisheries in alaska that they didn't want to see the aid. they want it to be aid that would go directly -- earmarks is what blew this one up. bu
every bit of documentation that was required by the leadership of the house was provided by governor cuomo, governor christie, merritt blob, everybody played -- mayor bloomberg, everybody played by the rules except tonight. indefensible. we have a moral obligation. the people are out of their homes, the people who are cold, the people without food, the people who have lost their jobs, they don't have the time to wait. we cannot just walk away from our responsibilities. >> and the senate...
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and governor cuomo and i are as two frustrated as two people can be, because unlike people in congress, we have actual responsibilities. and we have a responsibility to make things happen. >> reporter: tough words there. president obama joined the fight earlier in the day, demanding that the house take action to move the aid package. you can almost imagine that john boehner felt a little bit today like the last politician to get hit by an obama-christie one-two punch. that was mitt romney. >> ouch. thank you, eamon. let's get to our two special guests to kick this around. i say happy new year to both of you, gentlemen. my old friend charlie wrangle, it looks like peter king prevailed. $9 billion in flood insurance this friday and another $51 billion in relief the following friday, which gets you to the $60 billion in the senate. is this battle over and won, charlie? >> as far as i am concerned, i think it was a good day for the congress, peter king and so many other republicans that don't normally find this coalition with democrats did come together. as we said, it's for the tens of th
and governor cuomo and i are as two frustrated as two people can be, because unlike people in congress, we have actual responsibilities. and we have a responsibility to make things happen. >> reporter: tough words there. president obama joined the fight earlier in the day, demanding that the house take action to move the aid package. you can almost imagine that john boehner felt a little bit today like the last politician to get hit by an obama-christie one-two punch. that was mitt...
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and the people who have been damaged by sandy, including governor christie a governor and governor cuomo, a democrat should be deeply disappointed. >> bill: yeah i can't wait to hear what chris christie has to say about that today. >> i'm sure christie will let us know how he feels. >> bill: no doubt about that. 866-55-press. we're here on the "full court press" with arthur delaney. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some peo
and the people who have been damaged by sandy, including governor christie a governor and governor cuomo, a democrat should be deeply disappointed. >> bill: yeah i can't wait to hear what chris christie has to say about that today. >> i'm sure christie will let us know how he feels. >> bill: no doubt about that. 866-55-press. we're here on the "full court press" with arthur delaney. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the...
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>> joe, the last month, i was working with the speaker, with governor cuomo, with mayor bloomberg to get assurance that the sandy aid would be voted on. what john had said it once it came from the senate, it would be voted on. he promised us that. and then during the days leading -- sunday, monday and tuesday, we were working on -- sunday, monday working on legislation. and it was agreed to. it was on the website which basically would have allowed for $60 billion to be voted. and we were told first it would be on tuesday. then they said it might be over to wednesday morning. late tuesday we started hearing rumors that it might be pulled. it was all the controversy over the fiscal cliff legislation, john felt to have that and then on top of that to be giving $60 billion to new york and new jersey could cause too much of a split in the party. but he didn't tell us that. and he went off the floor tuesday night. and we had to find out from an aide that the bill was pulled. and congress was over. congress has ended, so we have to start all over in the next congress. and i just felt at the
>> joe, the last month, i was working with the speaker, with governor cuomo, with mayor bloomberg to get assurance that the sandy aid would be voted on. what john had said it once it came from the senate, it would be voted on. he promised us that. and then during the days leading -- sunday, monday and tuesday, we were working on -- sunday, monday working on legislation. and it was agreed to. it was on the website which basically would have allowed for $60 billion to be voted. and we were...
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governor christie and governor cuomo and governor bloomberg give a breakdown of the republican leadership, we were told it was satisfactory. there was no pork. i wish they would tell the truth. connell: no vote you know of on the schedule today? >> no. 100 people are missing today. the house is not in session today. connell: congressman king from capitol hill, talk to you again soon. back to the markets, big rally today with a deal on the fiscal cliff. stuart hoffman from pnc financial services out of pittsburgh, peter barnes at the top of the hour on what this deal means to you individually but what does it mean to the economy as a whole? stuart: i think it is a good thing. we avoided the huge tax hikes that would have thrown the economy into recession. the disappointment is we kicked the can down the road on the spending side. the two month we gotta deal with the debt ceiling, we had assumed there would be $150 billion of tax hikes if you want to call it that and another $50 billion of spending cuts. that hasn't been determined. the unemployment would be extended. it really doesn't caus
governor christie and governor cuomo and governor bloomberg give a breakdown of the republican leadership, we were told it was satisfactory. there was no pork. i wish they would tell the truth. connell: no vote you know of on the schedule today? >> no. 100 people are missing today. the house is not in session today. connell: congressman king from capitol hill, talk to you again soon. back to the markets, big rally today with a deal on the fiscal cliff. stuart hoffman from pnc financial...
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governor cuomo and i --. ashley: we have been listening to new jersey governor chris christie responding to the nonvote on that aid bill for victims of superstorm sandy. he is blaming the house republicans and house speaker john boehner, he said this is not a partisan issue, calling it disappointing and disgusting. tracy: so the house of representatives failed with callous indifference, pointed out that katrina got their funding in 10 days. it has been 66 days for new york and new jersey and congressman bill pascrell from new jersey also pointed out new york, new jersey, we send a load of money in tax dollars to the federal government. ashley: oh, yeah. >> the least they could do is pay attention to these areas that are --. ashley: very upset. tracy: he said it was disgusting to watch. ashley: disappointing. despite reaching a last minute deal last night on the fiscal cliff many americans will still be paying more when it comes to their taxes in the new year. peter barnes joins us with the breakdown. >> ashle
governor cuomo and i --. ashley: we have been listening to new jersey governor chris christie responding to the nonvote on that aid bill for victims of superstorm sandy. he is blaming the house republicans and house speaker john boehner, he said this is not a partisan issue, calling it disappointing and disgusting. tracy: so the house of representatives failed with callous indifference, pointed out that katrina got their funding in 10 days. it has been 66 days for new york and new jersey and...
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. >> we in the delegation, our governor, governor christie, governor cuomo, mayor bloomberg, republicans and democrats, we all understood that we had a commitment and we had a deal, that after the fiscal cliff vote we would in fact be voting on the sandy relief bill. lori: i understand you really got into it with the speaker. resulted in an actual shouting match. did it get that heated? >> i'm not going to comment on that. i'm going to comment that we need ad result. the day after katrina there was $60 billion released within 10 days. we have people that are hurting. we have people whose lives were ripped apart. we have people who lost everything. we have people who are pinning their hopes on the federal government coming in and doing what they have done for every other disaster community across the country. now we're at a desperate stage. lori: want to ask you if you just voted for, for speaker of the house boehner in his re-election? >> yes, i did. lori: you did. obviously you were pleased with the decision for him to turn around and hold a vote today, i'm sorry, the relief now? >> yes
. >> we in the delegation, our governor, governor christie, governor cuomo, mayor bloomberg, republicans and democrats, we all understood that we had a commitment and we had a deal, that after the fiscal cliff vote we would in fact be voting on the sandy relief bill. lori: i understand you really got into it with the speaker. resulted in an actual shouting match. did it get that heated? >> i'm not going to comment on that. i'm going to comment that we need ad result. the day after...
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. >>> i spoke to governor christie and governor cuomo and mayor blumbe bloomberg. we can't believe this cruel knife until the back was delivered to our region. ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if you have new or worse symptoms. get medical help right away if you have symptoms of a heart attack. use caution wh
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we were told during the week, we worked on this with eric cantor, governor cuomo, mayor christie, and were told it was coming up for a vote either tuesday evening or wednesday morning, and then we started getting rumors on tuesday evening that it may not come up, might be pulled, congress may adjourn. >> did you express your outrage directly to the speaker? >> at that time it was not raised, i was concerned. let me talk to you about the fiscal cliff, 99% certain the bill did come up. john said he would talk to us right after the vote and decide what was going to happen, but instead after the vote, the speaker left and we found out from an aide that the bill was pulled. >> here's what you said wednesday. you said that speaker boehner had a, quote, dismissive and cavalier attitude and republicans have no trouble finding new york when it comes to raising money, and i would just say to anyone from new york or new jersey who contributes one penny to congressional republicans after this should have their head examined. do you stand by those comments? >> i stand by what i said at the time, i
we were told during the week, we worked on this with eric cantor, governor cuomo, mayor christie, and were told it was coming up for a vote either tuesday evening or wednesday morning, and then we started getting rumors on tuesday evening that it may not come up, might be pulled, congress may adjourn. >> did you express your outrage directly to the speaker? >> at that time it was not raised, i was concerned. let me talk to you about the fiscal cliff, 99% certain the bill did come...
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one is in accordance with the approach that governor cuomo in new york and governor christie have taken, we at the port authority believe in accountability. we understand there will be accountable to the federal government and for federal funds and notably to the taxpayers for every dollar we receive. second point i'd note is the port authority has already spent out of pocket about $200 million since superstorm sandy occurred on october 29. those dollars are real, we're prepared to demonstrate every dollar. third, i would note that we're not talking, none of our agencies are talking about a bridge to nowhere. we are talking about restoring tunnels and bridges and train stations, whether it's new jersey transit, nda, which exists, which serves millions and tens of men's of passengers a year. and the damage in the case of cat are to equipment that was installed 50, 60, 70 years ago which is frankly only available and can be viewed at the smithsonian. and we're prepared, mr. chairman, to demonstrate every come and be accountable for every dollar that we are provided. >> so, tell me what wo
one is in accordance with the approach that governor cuomo in new york and governor christie have taken, we at the port authority believe in accountability. we understand there will be accountable to the federal government and for federal funds and notably to the taxpayers for every dollar we receive. second point i'd note is the port authority has already spent out of pocket about $200 million since superstorm sandy occurred on october 29. those dollars are real, we're prepared to demonstrate...
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governor cuomo, governor christie, they've doneary best with limited resources available when disaster like this owe cuss. this is to inin the law as an act of god -- this is known in the law us a an act of god. no one knew it was coming. no one had any idea what this terrible storm would do, the damage that it did. it was the perfect storm because you had different elements working together to create this terrible situation. so i repeat, i'm dismayed and saddened that the house of representatives adjourned last night without addressing the pressing needs of these people. millions of residents, there are still hundreds of thousands of people who don't have a place to live, whose homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed, as i've catted from this letter about this terrible disaster. its reait's really hearti can bo leave these -- it's really heartbreaking to leave these victims waiting for help. this storm damaged more than 00,000 home700,000 homes in neww jersey, and new england. we have the power to help our countrymen port their liberias together. we did it here in the snavment
governor cuomo, governor christie, they've doneary best with limited resources available when disaster like this owe cuss. this is to inin the law as an act of god -- this is known in the law us a an act of god. no one knew it was coming. no one had any idea what this terrible storm would do, the damage that it did. it was the perfect storm because you had different elements working together to create this terrible situation. so i repeat, i'm dismayed and saddened that the house of...
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and the people who have been damaged by sandy, including governor christie a republican, and governor cuomo should be deeply disappointed and angry that this congress would adjourn without addressing the pain of our fellow citizens. i have been to new york. i have walked the beaches. i have seen their homes that have been destroyed with my colleague, greg meeks. i have talked to to members of congress. congressman crowley, congressman pallone, congressman rothman, all who have had their citizens deeply damaged by the ravages of the perhaps storm of historical proportions that struck the northeast. none of us is immune, not from a tornado, flood or a fire. i deeply regret that i can't change this opinion, but it's not what we ought to be doing that. there are republicans that are grieved by this action and democrats on this floor who are deeply grieved by this action. this is not the right thing to do. i would hope it would be reconsidered. we have asked our members to stay here. every one of them. knowing full well they wanted to go home, just for a day toe see their families. mr. speaker,
and the people who have been damaged by sandy, including governor christie a republican, and governor cuomo should be deeply disappointed and angry that this congress would adjourn without addressing the pain of our fellow citizens. i have been to new york. i have walked the beaches. i have seen their homes that have been destroyed with my colleague, greg meeks. i have talked to to members of congress. congressman crowley, congressman pallone, congressman rothman, all who have had their...